Podcasts about tricycle theatre

ARCHIVE EDITION: INDHU RUBASINGHAM. When Indhu Rubasingham spoke to Theatre Voice in 2013 she was just coming to the end of her first year as artistic director of what was then called the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn, London. Ten years on, the Tricycle has undergone a huge refurbishment, is now called the Kiln, and is […]

Kwame Kwei-Armah is British actor, playwright, director and broadcaster. In 2018 he was made Artistic Director of the Young Vic, where he has directed Twelfth Night and Tree. From 2011 to 2018 he was previously the Artistic Director of Baltimore Center Stage where he directed: Jazz, Marley, One Night in Miami, Amadeus, Dance of the Holy Ghosts, The Mountaintop; An Enemy of the People, The Whipping Man and Things of Dry Hours.Other work as a director includes: Tree (Manchester International Festival), Twelfth Night, Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Detroit'67 (Public Theatre, New York), The Liquid Plain (Signature Theatre, New York and Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Porgy and Bess (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra) the Olivier Nominated One night in Miami for Best New Play 2016 (Donmar Warehouse) and One Love (Birmingham Repertory Theatre). As a playwright his credits include Tree (Manchester International Festival, Young Vic), One Love(Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Beneatha's Place (Baltimore Center Stage) Elmina's Kitchen, Fix Up, Statement of Regret (National Theatre) Let There Be Love and Seize the Day (Tricycle Theatre). Kwame was Artistic Director for the Festival of Black arts and Culture, Senegal, in 2010. He conceived and directed the opening ceremony at Senghor National stadium. He was an Associate Director of the Donmar Warehouse and has served on the boards of the National Theatre, Tricycle Theatre, and Theatre Communications Group. Kwame was the Chancellor of the University of the Arts London from 2010 to 2015, and in 2012 was awarded an OBE for Services to Drama.In 2012, 2013 and 2014 Kwame was named Best Director in City Paper's Best of Baltimore Awards and in 2015 was nominated for the prestigious Stage Directors and Choreographers Zelda Fichandler Award for Best Regional Artistic Director. In 2016 he was awarded the Urban Visionary Award alongside House Representative Elijah Cummings by the Center for Urban Families for his work in the Baltimore community. In 2019 he was the Chair of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. Kwame is a patron of Ballet Black and a visiting fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paradox House presents… Episode 9 of Scripted hosted by Daisy Lewis. Episode 9 is here and Daisy sat down with the unstoppable Clint Dyer to chat all things theatre, process and how positive representation at the National Theatre can pave the way for a brighter, more inclusive industry. We also are joined by the brilliant Rachel De-Lahay. It's not double trouble this week, listeners. It's double value and we can't wait for you to tune in. Clint Dyer is the Deputy Artistic Director of The Royal National Theatre. Clint is one of only a very small number of people, and the only Black British artist, to have worked at the National Theatre as an actor, writer and director on full-scale productions. His breadth of experience and creative work will be invaluable as the NT adapts following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and focus on the future. Clint continues to act, write and direct his own work away from the National Theatre. His most recent project saw him directing Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical which opened at the Lyric Theatre in the West End this year. Additionally, he reopened the National Theatre with Death of England: Delroy, which he directed and co-wrote with Roy Williams. Directing credits include: The Big Life (Theatre Royal Stratford East/Apollo, West end), The Westbridge (Royal Court), Kingston 14 (Theatre Royal Stratford East). Writing & Directing credits include: Death of England (National Theatre), Sylvia Plath (Royal Court), The Happy Tragedy of Being Woke (Complicité) – co-directed with Simon McBurney. Writing credits include: The Big Idea – The New Order (Royal Court), Starter Motor – part of Soon Gone Windrush Monologues (BBC), Redacted – The Lock Down Plays Podcast, 846 – Stratford East, My White Best friend/3.3 - Royal Court Theatre. Acting credits include: For Stage – Clint has worked with the likes of Mike Leigh, Simon McBurney, Dominic Cooke, Michael Attenborough, Ian Brown, Mike Bradwell, Madani Younis, Gbolahan Obisesan, Dawn Walton and Philip Hedley. He starred in the Oliver Award-winning Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (National Theatre). For Film – Mine, Sus, The Trail, Cherps, Mr Inbetween, Everybody Love Sunshine, Love Me Still, Act of Vengeance, The Club, Montana, Unknown, Sahara, Agora, Mr Bean 2 and Shopping. Awards include: Best Actor – I.A.R Awards (for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), British Urban Film Awards, Screen Nation Film and Television Awards, Liege International Film Festival and The Texas Black Film Festival (for SUS). Rachel De-Lahay is an award winning playwright and screenwriter. Rachel's debut THE WESTBRIDGE premiered at the Royal Court in 2011 and went on to win the 2012 Writers Guild Award for Best Play as well as the 2011 Alfred Fagon Award. Rachel followed this up with ROUTES, which opened Vicky Featherstone's first season at the Royal Court in 2013. The play went on to earn Rachel the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards 2013. Rachel's third full-length play CIRLCES debuted at Birmingham Rep and transferred to the Tricycle Theatre. In 2015, the Bush commissioned Rachel to write a monologue for Black Lives, Black Words. The monologue became MY WHITE BEST FRIEND, which became the template for Rachel to collaborate with and commission a number of established and emerging voices in theatre under the Bunker and the Royal Court. In television, Rachel has collaborated with Jack Thorne on Channel 4's KIRI and Netflix's THE EDDY. She has written on episodes of THE FEED and NOUGHTS AND CROSSES, as well as developing and adapting material of her own with various production companies in the UK and the US. Enjoy!

Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities on Thursday 13th May 2021. Join us for a fascinating evening with award-winning playwright and actress Lolita Chakrabarti in conversation with journalist Matt Wolf. Streamed live from an Oxford venue and chaired by Dr Sos Eltis, the event will cover Lolita’s wide-ranging career and hone in on her most recent play, Hymn, at the Almeida Theatre. Lolita Chakrabarti is an award-winning playwright and actress. Writing credits include the award-winning stage adaptation of Life of Pi, which will open in the West End in 2021, the ambitious Invisible Cities (MIF), Hymn (Almeida) and Red Velvet, which opened at the Tricycle Theatre before transferring to London’s West End and New York. Acting credits include playing Queen Gertrude, opposite Tom Hiddleston, in Sir Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (RADA), Fanny & Alexandra (Old Vic) and Free Outgoing (Royal Court). A Casual Vacancy (BBC1/HBO), To Provide All People (BBC2), Beowulf (ITV), Jekyll and Hyde (ITV), Riviera (Sky), Criminal (Netflix) and Defending The Guilty (BBC). Matt Wolf is an American theatre critic based in London, where he has spent his entire professional life. He moved to the UK directly upon graduating from Yale, where he read English and was co-arts editor of the Yale Daily News (a good place to begin). Soon upon arrival in London, he found work in a self-created job as arts and theatre writer for the Associated Press (AP), where he remained for 21 years.  Along the way, following brief stints at the Wall Street Journal/Europe and The Hollywood Reporter, Matt became London theatre critic for Variety from 1992-2005, during which time he was freelancing regularly for The International Herald Tribune – now the International New York Times. Following the departure from his long-held post of the august Sheridan Morley, Matt became London theatre critic for the IHT/INYT, and in 2009 was thrilled to help birth The Arts Desk – an arts-centred website that within a few years of its inception was named best specialism journalism website at the Online Media Awards in London. He remains theatre editor at that site and reviews there across the cultural spectrum. In addition to his journalism, Matt has collaborated on two books – one about Guys and Dolls, the other about Les Miserables – and is the author of Sam Mendes at the Donmar: Stepping into Freedom, an account of the theatre and film director Sam Mendes’s extraordinary tenure at one of London’s premier theatrical addresses. Matt sits on the panel of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards and is on the faculty of both NYU/London and the V&A Museum; he can be heard regularly on various radio programmes for both the BBC and Monocle.  Following an acclaimed, sold-out live-streamed and on-demand runs, Lolita Chakrabarti's Hymn will be broadcast on Sky Arts on Sunday 18 April at 9pm. The world premiere of this production was directed by Blanche McIntyre and features actors Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani. Sky Arts is free to watch on Freeview Channel 11. Sky and NOW subscribers can also watch Hymn on-demand after the broadcast. Lolita Chakrabarti is a HCP Visiting Fellow part of the Humanities Cultural Programme.

Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities on Thursday 13th May 2021. Join us for a fascinating evening with award-winning playwright and actress Lolita Chakrabarti in conversation with journalist Matt Wolf. Streamed live from an Oxford venue and chaired by Dr Sos Eltis, the event will cover Lolita’s wide-ranging career and hone in on her most recent play, Hymn, at the Almeida Theatre. Lolita Chakrabarti is an award-winning playwright and actress. Writing credits include the award-winning stage adaptation of Life of Pi, which will open in the West End in 2021, the ambitious Invisible Cities (MIF), Hymn (Almeida) and Red Velvet, which opened at the Tricycle Theatre before transferring to London’s West End and New York. Acting credits include playing Queen Gertrude, opposite Tom Hiddleston, in Sir Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (RADA), Fanny & Alexandra (Old Vic) and Free Outgoing (Royal Court). A Casual Vacancy (BBC1/HBO), To Provide All People (BBC2), Beowulf (ITV), Jekyll and Hyde (ITV), Riviera (Sky), Criminal (Netflix) and Defending The Guilty (BBC). Matt Wolf is an American theatre critic based in London, where he has spent his entire professional life. He moved to the UK directly upon graduating from Yale, where he read English and was co-arts editor of the Yale Daily News (a good place to begin). Soon upon arrival in London, he found work in a self-created job as arts and theatre writer for the Associated Press (AP), where he remained for 21 years.  Along the way, following brief stints at the Wall Street Journal/Europe and The Hollywood Reporter, Matt became London theatre critic for Variety from 1992-2005, during which time he was freelancing regularly for The International Herald Tribune – now the International New York Times. Following the departure from his long-held post of the august Sheridan Morley, Matt became London theatre critic for the IHT/INYT, and in 2009 was thrilled to help birth The Arts Desk – an arts-centred website that within a few years of its inception was named best specialism journalism website at the Online Media Awards in London. He remains theatre editor at that site and reviews there across the cultural spectrum. In addition to his journalism, Matt has collaborated on two books – one about Guys and Dolls, the other about Les Miserables – and is the author of Sam Mendes at the Donmar: Stepping into Freedom, an account of the theatre and film director Sam Mendes’s extraordinary tenure at one of London’s premier theatrical addresses. Matt sits on the panel of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards and is on the faculty of both NYU/London and the V&A Museum; he can be heard regularly on various radio programmes for both the BBC and Monocle.  Following an acclaimed, sold-out live-streamed and on-demand runs, Lolita Chakrabarti's Hymn will be broadcast on Sky Arts on Sunday 18 April at 9pm. The world premiere of this production was directed by Blanche McIntyre and features actors Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani. Sky Arts is free to watch on Freeview Channel 11. Sky and NOW subscribers can also watch Hymn on-demand after the broadcast. Lolita Chakrabarti is a HCP Visiting Fellow part of the Humanities Cultural Programme.

The work of the American writer James Baldwin gained a new audience in the months following the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Europe and the USA. His observations on race, power and black identity, featured in clips from 1960s chat shows, were widely shared on social media. A spirited performance in a 1965 Cambridge Union debate titled The American Dream is at the Expense of the American Negro is now considered a landmark moment. But in the late 1980s, Baldwin's light was fading, and he was living a quiet life in the south of France when theatre producer and director Anton Phillips of Carib Theatre decided to revive his 1954 play The Amen Corner at London's Tricycle Theatre. It transferred to London's Lyric Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue - becoming the first all black production to transfer from Fringe to the West End. At Phillips' invitation, Baldwin made the trip to London to meet the cast in final rehearsals and see the production open. During the visit he stayed with one of the cast, Clarke Peters, and gave Joan Bakewell what would be one of his last interviews. He died a few months later in December 1987. In this programme, Clarke Peters recalls that landmark 1987 production, his relationship with "Jimmy", and the lasting legacy of an extraordinary and insightful writer. Producer: Rosemary Laryea Editor: David Prest A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4

Okezie Morro, is a successful Black British actor who starred in the Netflix series The Mist, has featured in several Hollywood movies including World War Z and Red Tails and has played leading roles in theatre productions at the National Theatre, The Tricycle Theatre and Almeida Theatre to name a few. He is also the creator and producer of the Youtube children’s show Tata Story Time, where brilliant black actors perform fantastic stories written by African heritage authors.0:00 The Beginning – Okezie tells us about: his early experiences growing up in London and Nigeria, the culture shock of returning to England; his love of sport and dreams of becoming a footballer.6:55 How Did You Get That Job – Okezie tells us about: getting over losing his dream of being a footballer; how he got into acting, how he secured his first agent; why he went to drama school, what he learnt there; and how he got his first role in a Hollywood movie!25:20 The Battlefield of the Mind – Okezie tells us about: how he keeps mentally and physically motivated; the importance of knowing what you want and having a plan; and how he made his move to America.34:20 The Mountain Top – Okezie tells us about How he got his role on the Netflix series The Mist, the key aspects of his career he is most proud of and the importance of self belief.40:31 The Things I Wish I’d Known – Okezie tells us the advice he would give a young actor starting out in the business. HashtagsHow do you get into acting?How do you get an agent?Know what you want!Have a plan!Believe in yourself!Email us @info@economicsandthespirit.comThe Good Man AudiobookThe Good Man on Audible.comLinksOkezie Morro Tata Story TimeOkezie Morro InstagramCreditsIcon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

Dorothea Taylor, the Godmother of drums, has been a drummer since 1963. This is her impressive resume:1963:  Started Drum Corps in Upper Michigan for 6 yrs, state champs 4 of 6 years; watched Buddy Rich on TV;  Studied piano for six years.1972:  Red Stocking Review:  Myrtle Beach ladies.1972-1974:  Played local groups basically country music.1985:1990:  TrIcycle: Theatre productions: Peter Pan; Nunsense; Once upon mattress.1986-1996. Socastee High School band drum instructor; would go to D.C.I. shows.1987-1997. Long Bay Symphony.1990-2010:  Special events throughout the years with local and surrounding churches.1990-2014: Worked in local music stores.1972 to present:  Active musician.She has taught in clinics in local schools; played Dixieland for several years;  plays festivals, played with a swingtime orchestra; played and plays in classic rock bands throughout her adult years; she has been teaching drum lessons for 39 years; Performed with: Elvis Impersonator, Barry Williams, Debbie Boone, and Ray Charles.She received Monthly Drum magazines early on in her career and is constantly reading and listening to new and innovative styles.She has attended Drumming Clinics: Billy Joel; Liberty Devito; Dave Weckl; Tony Royster; Dave Garibaldi; Terry Bozzio; Jim Mola; and Steve Gadd.Her favorite drummers are Vinnie Coliauta, Buddy Rich, Dave Weckl, Benny Grebb, Anika Nilles, and JoJo Mayer.What we talked about:Dorothea always wanted to be a drummer. As a little girl, she took piano lessons, but ultimately, went on to try out for drum corps in her hometown in upper Michigan. She was one of two girls there.How she hears rhythms in everyday activities, even when she is climbing stairs or driving!She tells us how the idea that she "looks like a librarian” and other factors may have kept her from being hired to play in rock bands.She did not let anything hold her back from finding opportunities to showcase her drumming. She played in bands and posted instructional videos on Instagram and YouTube.She was discovered on Instagram by Drumeo and was invited to Vancouver to film a cover of the metal song “Down with the Sickness” by Disturbia. She delivered a powerful message - “Don't judge a drummer or anybody by their looks.” By delivering that message, she has been an inspiration to many aspiring drummers.Dorothea also teaches online and she even taught a nearly 90 year old man.She encourages us not to deter ourselves from pursuing a passion.You can find Dorothea on YouTube and Instagram. Here is the Drumeo video for the cover mentioned in the interview.The Mindful MinuteWhenever you are doing an activity that requires sitting for long periods of time, don't forget to take breaks. Here's an easy one to let go of tension in your neck, shoulders, and wrists. Start by establishing long and even breaths in and out of your nose. Don't hold your breath at any time. Sitting up tall in Mountain Pose, tilt your head side to side. (PAUSE) Next, turn your head side to side like you are saying no. (PAUSE)And now tilt your head up and down as if you're saying yes. (PAUSE) Next, roll your shoulder forward five times. (PAUSE). Roll them backwards five times. (PAUSE) And now, interlace your fingers, roll your hands forward, one at a time, holding on to the interlace. (PAUSE)Release your fingers and  now stack the opposite thumb and fingers on top as you interlace your fingers again. This is going to feel uncomfortable because this is not the way you're used to interlacing your fingers. Roll your hands backward, one at a time. (PAUSE) 

David Gilbert is a director and theatre maker from Zimbabwe. He has assisted many large productions and directed smaller projects in young companies across London for the likes of Tricycle Theatre, Young Vic, Almeida Theatre, Halfmoon Theatre, London Bubble and Company Three (previously Islington Community Theatre). Alongside Nadine Woodley, David has been instrumental in bringing Connie Bell's Windrush Time Capsule play to the stage. In this episode, DTA's Sam and Veronique catch up with him to talk creativity, experimental theatre, decolonisation, and explore how his heritage and culture drives his art.

Tony Award–winning playwright J.T. Rogers (Oslo) and seasoned foreign correspondent Rajiv Chandrasekaran (National Book Award finalist for Imperial Life in the Emerald City) sat together on June 9, 2018 in the Hawthorne Barn to discuss the intersection of politics, war, journalism, and art. J.T. Rogers’s plays include Oslo, Blood and Gifts, The Overwhelming, White People, and Madagascar. For Oslo he won the Tony, New York Critics, Outer Critics, Drama Desk, Drama League, Lortel, and Obie awards. As one of the playwrights for the Tricycle Theatre of London’s The Great Game: Afghanistan he was nominated for an Olivier Award. His works have been staged throughout the United States and in Germany, Canada, Australia, and Israel. He is a Guggenheim fellow and has received three NYFA fellowships in playwriting. Rogers is a member of the Dramatist Guild, where he is a founding board member of the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund. He is an alum of New Dramatists and holds an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Rajiv Chandrasekaran is a senior vice president for Public Affairs at Starbucks and the executive producer of the company’s social impact media initiatives. Prior to joining Starbucks in 2015, Rajiv was a senior correspondent and associate editor of The Washington Post, where he worked for two decades. During his newspaper career, he reported from more than three dozen countries and was bureau chief in Baghdad, Cairo and Southeast Asia. He also served as the Post’s national editor and as an assistant managing editor. In 2014, he and Howard Schultz wrote the bestselling book, "For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism and Sacrifice." He also is the author of two other bestselling books: "Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan" and "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone," which was named one of the 10 best books of 2007 by The New York Times and inspired the movie Green Zone. He is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and a graduate of Stanford University.

The writer and director discuss their production of Nine Night. Natasha Gordon is a London-born actress and writer of Jamaican descent. She has performed at Tricycle Theatre, Royal Court, Young Vic and RSC. Nine Night is her first play. Roy Alexander Weise won the James Menzies-Kitchen Young Director award in 2016 and his credits include The Mountaintop at the Young Vic, Dead Don’t Floss at the NT, The Ugly One at Park Theatre and Primetime at the Royal Court.

Jo Wood's first foray into the public eye was as a popular newspaper's "Face of 1972" aged 17. After 5 years working as a model she met Ronnie Wood and spent the next 30 years living the whirlwind rock and roll lifestyle of the Rolling Stones until her marriage came to an abrupt end. She has since reinvented herself, promoting an organic lifestyle and her passion for interiors and fashion. She joins Aasmah and Richard in the studio. We also have Mollie Hughes, a climber who became the youngest woman in the world to scale both the north and south sides of Mount Everest. Marcellus Baz won BBC Sport Unsung Hero award 2016 for his work in breaking the cycle of crime via boxing at his school in Nottingham. And actor Jim Carter, best known for playing butler Carson in Downton Abbey. He's interviewing other actors in a series at the Tricycle Theatre. We have the Inheritance Tracks of legendary DJ Tony Blackburn, who chooses Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson and I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross And for Holocaust Memorial Day, JP meets listener Veronica who talks about a special piece of clothing she has that belonged to the Grandmother she never met. Producer: Corinna Jones Editor: Eleanor Garland.

"When it's non-white work or non-white narratives there is less press interest and that lack of support doesn't encourage risk-taking. Not that it will stop me." *This podcast was included in The Stage newspaper's top podcasts of 2017!* This week Rebecca Atkinson-Lord talks to Indhu Rubasingham, artistic director of the Tricycle Theatre in London. The Tricycle is closed for a multi-million pound refurbishment which, Indhu says, has given her time to step back and think more long-term. She talks about religion, community, allocated seating and also discusses the clash between pragmatism and risk-taking, and between the Daily Mail and Corbynites. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Book ahead now for Talawa Make, a FREE workshop on Saturday 10th June, at Camden People’s Theatre from Talawa Theatre; The Jazz cafe on Sunday: Atlantic Orchestra Soul; The Etcetera Theatre hosts Vixen Theatre’s new production Aeonian, by Vesna Hauschild, from 6th-11th June ‘The Man in Woman’s Shoes’ is back at the Tricycle Theatre following its US and Ireland tour. Read by: Beverley, Freddy Chick; Joseph Hughes; Julia Ross, Lacky Ahmed and Marian Larragy; Talawa Make at Camden People's Theatre :: Aenonian at Etcetera :: The Man in the Women's Shoes, Tricycle Theatre :: The Jazz Cafe Camden - Atlantic Orchestra Soul :: back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radion on Twitter :: File Download (4:43 min / 4 MB)

Tricycle Theatre hosts String Quartet Concert on Sunday 18th December. It’s panto with two performances per day throughout the season at the Shaw Theatre with Snow White. On 22nd, Fitzrovia Youth serve a meal at the Indian YMCA as a fundraiser. To book a place call 0207 388 7399. The Royal College of Surgeons free lecture for young people is on skin! Book a place for 3pm on 22nd December. 02030752389. Swiss Cottage Gallery hosts Millie Rice’s imaginative and clever exhibition on King’s Cross. Walk off all that XMAS food with walks in Holborn and Grays’ Inn Road, call 07502563578. Family Winter Takeover at Camden Arts Centre on 30th December; Blackbox: ‘Obama and Me’ by Sylvia Arthur at the Etcetera on 4th and 5th January, 6.30pm Read by: Cale Hubble, Freddy Chick, Joe Hughes, Julia Gaulon, Marian Larragy & Zoe Stegosaurus Tricycle Theatre :: Shaw Theatre Panto :: Fitzrovia Youth Centre :: Royal College of Physicians :: Swiss Cottage Gallery :: Walks :: Camden Arts Centre :: Etcetera Theatre.com :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (7:25 min / 7 MB)

This week on Financial Fluency, we are taking a little break from talking about finances and I am happy to welcome the fantastic Linda Brogan. Linda is an award winning playwright, director and dramaturg. I met Linda in Selena Soo’s Impacting Millions Facebook group and we really connected over each other’s writing. She has been super encouraging of my writing and projects and I was really interested in hers.  Her professional bio is very impressive: In 1999 Brogan took part in the North West Playwrights' course, and won the 2001 Alfred Fagon Award for her play The Well. This was followed by an attachment at the National Theatre Studio in 2002. Brogan's first play What's In The Cat was produced by Contact Theatre, Manchester and transferred to the Royal Court in 2005. Brogan's other plays include Basil and Beattie presented at Royal Exchange/Liverpool Everyman, and The Very Thought of You, commissioned by Wolsey and Tricycle Theatre. Her last play Speechless did a critically acclaimed four star UK tour.  Her focus is in being born a slave to her colour, gender and class. The political, emotional and day to day ramifications of this topic are what we discuss in this episode, as well as her upcoming project with the restoration of the Reno Club in Manchester. Connect with Linda: http://theagency.co.uk/the-clients/linda-brogan/ More info about the Reno Club: http://www.mancky.co.uk/?p=4075  More info on Speechless: http://www.sharedexperience.org.uk/speechless.html

Mary is in her forties and her dream of having a child is finally fulfilled when she gives birth to a boy she calls Angel. From the start she neglects her husband as she devotes all her time to looking after their new baby. But then she notices that he is starting to grow wings. Written by: Zalie Burrow Starring: Claire Skinner (Star of Outnumbered and Critical and currently starring in The Father at The Tricycle Theatre) and Jamie Glover (Waterloo Road, New Tricks, Midsomer Murders), Andrew Macbean and Beth Eyre Music Composed and Performed by: Isabel Herschmann Music Recorded by: Samuel Herchmann Sound Recording by: Beth Eyre Edited by: Graham Donnelly Directed by: Cherry Cookson Running Time: 27 Minutes #radiodrama #claireskinner #outnumbered #weepy #audiotheatre #jamieglover

Anne McElvoy looks at current debates about economics, British manufacturing and entrepreneurialism talking to Juliet Michaelson from the New Economics Foundation, the politicians Liam Byrne and John Redwood and entrepreneur Luke Johnson. They also consider the arguments in new books from Yanis Varoufakis and Thomas Piketty. The panel is joined by theatre critic Matt Wolf who'll be reflecting on the way business and economics are represented on stage reporting on recent openings on Broadway and looking ahead to the UK premiere of The Invisible Hand by Pulitzer Prize–winner Ayad Akhtar at London's Tricyle Theatre. Liam Byrne is the author of Turning to Face The East: How Britain Can Prosper In The Asian Century and Dragons: 10 Entrepreneurs Who Built Britain Chronicles by Thomas Piketty is out now. And the Weak Suffer What They Must? by Yanis Varoufakis is out now. The Invisible Hand by Ayad Akhtar runs at the Tricycle Theatre in London from May 12th to July 2nd. Producer: Eliane Glaser.

Life drawing classes run by Lauderdale House taking place in museums across the city; the Tricycle Theatre takeover by young people returns for another year, it’s a fabulous opportunity for any young people looking to get into theatre; Rachel Newton performs at Green Note on Parkway, go to hear her dreamy folk sounds. Package by: Rosie Turner and Freddy Chick Life drawing at Lauderdale House :: Rachel Newton music :: Tricycle Theatre :: Back to homepage :: Follow us on Twitter :: File Download (2:02 min / 2 MB)

Reggae soul pop master Natty plays at Barfly this week; the Dickens Museum is always a great place to go as Christmas approaches and this week there’s a reading group you can go along to. On the same evening, Housman’s the radical bookshop, is celebrating its 70th birthday. Ben Hur is on at the Tricycle to get you in the Christmas spirit. Camden New Journal are organising Christmas hampers. Listen out for a BBC radio 4 program, Ancient Ways, which Danielle Manning of CCRadio helped on! Music from: Steel City Bigfoot Package by: Catherine Ann, Joseph Hughes, Freddy Chick Housmans Bookshop :: Dickens Museum :: Ben Hur at Tricycle Theatre :: Steel City Bigfoot :: Back to Homepage :: Follow us on Twitter :: File Download (5:59 min / 7 MB)

The Hampstead Festival is coming to an end, catch it before it’s done; take up wildlife photography or join a bird watching group; release your inner child by playing old-school kids games at the WAC; join the Mayor Larraine Revah for her afternoon tea at the Renaissance Hotel at King’s Cross in order to raise money for a chosen charity KIDS. Package by: Angela Routley, Teresa, Athos Harber, Joseph Hughes and Freddy Chick Games at the WAC Arts :: Tricycle Theatre :: Back to homepage :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (5:42 min / 5 MB)

Faith Walks Series; St Michael’s Church, Camden Road to Belsize Synagogue; Democracy Walk from Camden Town Hall, through SomersTown to 5 Pancras Square. Swiss Cottage workshop with Maggie Hammond for creative writers, 5pm-8pm Wednesday & short story competition; Dementia at the Tricycle; Faiths Forum Walks :: Tricycle Theatre :: Swiss Cottage LIbrary :: Union Chapel :: Back to CCRadio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (5:25 min / 5 MB)

At the Tricycle Theatre is ‘The House That Will not Stand’ a new and fabulous play; Inspiral Lounge has free entry to the late night sets on Saturday and University of London Students Union celebrates Black History Month with a talent contest for all comers. Read by” Ann Carroll, Freddy Chick & Marian Larragy Recorded by: Freddy Chick Edited by: Marian Larragy Tricycle Theatre :: Inspiral Lounge :: UCL Students' Union :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (2:53 min / 3 MB)

We also talk about building habits, condos and the theatres near by them and what to do other than limitless complaint. Adrienne and Jacob debate an idea for a show. Also, a tip: Sometimes conversations are awkward. Let us know what you think and ask us questions about the ethics of representation: **email**: jacob@smallwoodenshoe.org or adrian@neworldtheatre.com **tweet**: #SWSPodcast **comment**: [Small Wooden Shoe website](http://www.smallwoodenshoe.org/SWSpodcast) | [Spiderweb Show](http://spiderwebshow.ca/laboratory/podcasts) ##Links to some of the things we talked about: * [House of Cards](http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/which-house-of-cards-character-are-you) * [Nathan Medd](http://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/nathan-medd) * [Beatrice and Virgil](http://www.factorytheatre.ca/201314-season/beatrice-and-virgil/) * [Factory Theatre](http://www.factorytheatre.ca/index.php) * [National Arts Centre](http://nac-cna.ca/en/explore) * [Sarah Stanley](http://nac-cna.ca/en/media/newsrelease/3920) * [Musee Condos](http://www.museecondo.ca/) * [Average condo size](http://thecondolifeblog.com/?p=424) * [Distillery District](http://www3.thedistillerydistrict.com/) * [Tricycle Theatre](http://www.tricycle.co.uk/) * "Blog Post": [How Canadian Theatre is killing itself](http://fanninawdp.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/how-canadian-theatre-is-killing-itself-or-how-to-really-love-our-audiences/) * [Evan Webber](http://www.ewfco.com/) * [Conte D'Amour bruhaha](http://minorexpletives.ca/a/contedamour/) * [Critique of Charity](http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/charity/against_1.shtml) * [Progress Lab](http://progresslab.ca/) * [Theatre Replacement](http://theatrereplacement.org/) * [Vancouver Playhouse](http://www.vancouverplayhouse.com/#) and [what Jacob wrote about it back then](http://minorexpletives.ca/a/2012questioning-the-everlasting-nature/) * [Junction Commons Project](http://junctioncommons.wordpress.com/) * Comedy Classes: * [Bad Dog Theatre](http://baddogtheatre.com/classes/) * [Second City](http://www.secondcity.com/training/) * [Fun Palace Radio Variety Show](http://www.funpalace.ca) * [Moth Podcast](http://themoth.org/about/programs/the-moth-podcast) * [Life Game](http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/may/06/theatre1) * The Ways of Seeing by John Berger: [The Book](http://www.amazon.ca/Modern-Classics-Ways-Of-Seeing/dp/014103579X); [The TV series](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pDE4VX_9Kk)

There are places at Under 5s Play & Learning Drop-In Wed/Thurs/Friday, 10am-12 noon at Camden Square, NW1 & there are Half Term Play spaces for 4 to 12 year olds at Camden Square, Tel: 020 7485 6827: A Yoga for Pregnancy Series is about to start at Women & Health, Tel: 07730 986 338: Get this week’s LGBT History Month in Camden details: Conference, Exhibition, Talks, Films, Poetry & Workshops: The Tricycle Theatre has ‘Red Velvet Workshops and ‘Finding Ira Aldridge’. Read by: Denise O’Connor, DJ Rudeboy P.Tosh, Joe Hughes & Marian Larragy Maiden Lane Community Centre :: Women & Health :: Camden LGBT History Month Programme :: LGBT History Month Calendar :: Book 'Mirror Mirror' at British Museum :: Red Velvet at The Tricycle :: Red Velvet Workshops at Tricycle :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (10:43 min / 10 MB)

The Fabulous free Bloomsbury Festival is almost here; Apple Day will be celebrated at Maiden Lane Community Centre, There is free Irish Traditional music and, separately a book launch at the Irish Centre and Proud Camden has free weekend afternoon live music; Camden Council and Transport for London are consulting local people; ‘Red Velvet’ by Lolita Chakrabarti opens at the Tricycle and The Improsarios are in Camden with a trilogy; Marina Warner and others debate whether Shakespeare is still contemporary; the Iranian film’About Elly’ is at the cinema. Read by: Beteil Baraki, Cina Aissa, Denise O’Connor, DJ Rude Boy P. Tosh, Jayson Mansaray, Marian Larragy & Sarah O’Brien Edited by: Nick Holder The Impresarios :: The Tricycle Theatre :: Apple Day at MLCC :: Proud camden :: London Irish During the Troubles :: Bloomsbury Festival :: King's Cross Transport Consultation :: Is Shakespeare Our Contemporary? :: Music gigs :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow CCRadio on Twitter :: File Download (7:53 min / 7 MB)

Gas Coombes of rock band Supergrass is solo at the club NME show. ‘Neighbourhood watch’ is showing at the Tricycle and new play ‘A woman inside’ is at the Etcetera Theatre. There’s a spoken word event at the Roundhouse and a talk on women, sexual exploitation and the media. Edited and researched by Darryl McKay Voiced by: Jayson Mansaray, Cina Aissa, Aaron McCarter, Laurie Bolger and Darryl McKay Gaz Coombes at Koko :: Neighbourhood Watch at The Tricycle Theatre :: A Woman Inside at Etcetera Theatre :: Spoken word night at The Roundhouse :: Images of exploited and trafficked women at Friends house :: Platform 1 at the poetry cafe :: Clean Break Theatre :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (6:29 min / 6 MB)

This week the Camden Community Radio team brings you some fun and interesting things to do and see during the Easter bank holiday weekend. There’s a special family orientated Easter event at Lauderdale House and various gigs at Koko and The Camden Jazz Café. In Art and Entertainment there’s an exhibition analysing the mind as matter at welcome collection and the Tricycle Theatre has a brand new Norwegian film called Headhunters from the producers of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Meanwhile throughout the Easter weekend Global Music Foundation present various Jazz workshops at Kings Place. Other highlights this week include Cirkus Cirkör at The Roundhouse, Sunday Live acoustic showcase at Bar Vinyl, Hangover lounge at The Lexington and Sunday sessions at the Camden head (formerly Liberties Bar). The Easter weekend doesn’t stop there as there’s a poetry reading at The Torriano Meeting House as well as loads of events throughout April at Keat’s House. Lastly there’s some Comedy at the Camden Head in Islington along with more laughs at the Etcetera Theatre. Edited and researched by Darryl McKay with contributions from Laurie Bolger Voiced by: Darryl McKay, Laurie Bolger, Marian Larragy, Jayson Mansaray, DJ Rudeboy Tosh and Aaron McCarter. Charli xcx at Koko :: Easter event at Lauderdale House :: Cirkus Cirkör: Undermän at The Roundhouse :: Lana Del Ray at The Camden Jazz Café :: Ben E King at The Camden Jazz Café :: Brains: The mind as matter exhibition at welcome collection :: Sunday Live acoustic showcase at Bar Vinyl :: Jazz workshops at Kings place :: Hangover lounge at The Lexington :: Camden open mic sessions at The Camden Head :: Rachel Stubbings at Etcetera Theatre :: Comedy every Saturday :: Taking Root Easter weekend at The Camden Arts Centre :: Keat's House :: Torriano poetry readings :: Wasted by Kate Tempest at Paines Plough Theatre :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: CCradio on Twitter :: File Download (16:13 min / 15 MB)

This week the Camden Community Radio team brings you some fun and interesting things to do and see in the run up to the Easter bank holiday. There are poetry readings at Kings Place and Torriano Meeting House and a spoken word cabaret at Oh Bar. Meanwhile throughout April there are various events and workshops in Camden libraries. Eric Sardinas performs at The Camden Jazz Café while Guilty Pleasures and Bowling Soup perform at Koko. Other highlights include several monthly music events at The Fiddler’s elbow and Cirque Mandingue at The Camden Roundhouse. Lastly there are a couple plays at the Etcetera Theatre and new Argentinean film Carancho at the Tricycle Theatre. Edited and researched by Darryl McKay with contributions from Laurie Bolger Voiced by: Darryl McKay, Laurie Bolger, Cina Aissa, Sarah O’Brien, Marian Larragy, Marita Hutson and Lucy Waterhouse. Oh Bar -Spoken word cabaret :: Poetry reading :: Poetry reading :: Camden Library events and workshops during April :: Eric Sardinas at the Jazz Cafe :: Rap Battle night :: Funk Soul monthly night :: Motown monthly night :: Guilty Pleasures at Koko :: Bowling soup at Koko :: Cirque Mandingue at The Camden Roundhouse :: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll at the Etcetera Theatre :: The Pauly Show at the Etcetera Theatre :: Carancho at the Tricycle Theatre :: Back to CC Radio :: File Download (11:49 min / 27 MB)

Art exhibitions at The Parlour Gallery and The Free Space Gallery both in Queens Crescent; Quilt Exhibition at Swiss Cottage Library; poetry at The Roebuck and at Torriano; Escort Orchestra is at the Camden Jazz Cafe and Honky Dory at the Tricycle Theatre; the Asian Film Festival is at Asia House in Cavendish Square; Sprint Festival at Camden People’s Theatre; Louise Bourgeois exhibition at the Freud Museum; International Women’s Day will be celebrated from 1pm-4pm at West Hampstead Women’s Centre and poet Ruth O’Callaghan reads. Produced by: Darryl McKay Read by: Charlotte Briere-Edney, Darryl McKay, Denise O’Connor, Laurie Bolger and Marian Larragy The Parlour Gallery :: Free Space Gallery :: Quilt Exhibition :: Bang Said the Gun :: Torriano :: Jazz Cafe :: Tricycle :: Asia Film Festival :: Sprint Festival :: The Return of the Repressed :: West Hampstead Women's Centre :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (11:03 min / 10 MB)

This week the Camden community radio team bring you a selection of the very best events in and around the London borough of Camden during the next 7 days. Highlights include an album launch party, a gig, a film, plays in the theatre and cabaret, poetry, a fashion fair, a community information event and an interesting talk about transgender issues. Read by: Cina Aissa, Darryl McKay, Laurie Bolger, Marian Larragy, Marita Hutson, Sarah O’Brien, Edited by: Darryl McKay The Jezebels at Koko :: Speech Debbelle at Jazz Cafe :: Vodka tasting at Made in Camden bar :: The Camden Head Sunday sessions :: Transgender Journey :: Camden's Parent Council advice workshop :: Cabaret in the House :: International film Q and A at Tricycle Theatre :: Much A Do About Nothing at Etcetera Theatre :: Vintage fashion fare at Cecil Sharp House :: Express excess poetry at the enterprise :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: CCRadio on Twitter :: File Download (8:48 min / 8 MB)

Liz's full interview with the artistic director Nicholas Kent about the nuclear season at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn.

Camden Community brings you a selection of seasonal and contemplative events with something for everyone. he Tricycle have Bach, Beethoven and Ravel for 9-12 year olds; Lauderdale House have singing to listen to and singing to join in with; The British Library continues its free tours; London Canal Museum is open and well worth a visit; Jack and the Beanstalk is the seasonal panto at the Shaw Theatre with cast members from favourite TV soaps; London Community Gospel Choir is at the Jazz Cafe for two nights; Hampstead Theatre in Swiss Cottage offers both ‘Beast and Beauties’ and ‘Herding Cats’; Haroon Mirza exhibits at the Camden Arts Centre in Arkwright Road. Read by: Darryl McKay, Jayson Mansaray, Martin Lim; Sarah O’Brien & DJ Rudeboy P Tosh Recorded and Edited: Marian Larragy Research: DarrlyMcKay, Martin Lim & Marian Larragy Tricycle Theatre :: Lauderdale Theatre :: British Museum Tours :: London Canal Museum :: Jack and the Beanstalk at the Shaw :: London Community Gospel Chair at Jazz Cafe :: Trevor Nelson's New Year at Camden Centre :: Hampstead Theatre, Swiss Cottage :: Camden Arts Centre :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: File Download (7:34 min / 7 MB)

Andrew Marr on the Diamond Queen at the British Library – to book, call 01937 546 546. Tricycle Theatre premieres ‘The Riots’ a play by Gillian Slovo and Nicolas Kent, which is built around evidence and communications at the time, presents its own conclusions on the events of the Summer 2011. ‘My Father’s Watch’ a play by John Dunne based on Patrick Maguire’s biography, is on at the Irish Centre. Tickets 07981 851 554. Its Mowtown night at the Fiddlers Elbow. ‘Tall Ships and Tropical Disease’ is a walk with a talk from the Wellcome Collection. London Conference on ‘Localism’ for tenants, residents, community and voluntary sector groups, call 020 7874 5464. Michael Bailey and Des Freidman on their book ‘The Assault on Universities’ are at Housman’s Bookshop on Wednesday. Read by: Marian Larragy, Marita Hutson, Martin Lim & Dj Rudeboy Peter Tosh Edited by: Marita Hutson British Library Box Office :: Tricycle Theatre :: Fiddlers Elbow :: London Irish Theatre :: Welcome Collection :: London Tenants :: Housman's Bookshop :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: File Download (5:58 min / 14 MB)

Opinion Former Panel Chair: Veronica Wadley, London Chair, Arts Council England Panel: Will Gompertz, Arts Editor, BBC           Nicolas Kent, Director, Tricycle Theatre           Julia Peyton-Jones, Director, Serpentine Gallery           John Studzinski, Global Head of Advisory Partners,           The Blackstone Group International Partners, LLP           Colin Tweedy, Chief Executive, Arts & Business 2nd Feb 2011